Somewhere in the mountains.
A figure stumbled and walked for a while, then finally sat down.
Lin Ke gasped, glanced at the hastily bandaged shoulder wound, his face gloomy.
He racked his brains but couldn't figure out why Xing Luo betrayed him at the critical moment. With her support, it was a sure thing to get the "key" from Lan Long, but he never thought that Xing Luo would turn against him at the last minute, and a stranger suddenly showed up.
Thinking of the man who cut off his arm with a sword, Lin Ke gritted his teeth in hatred. For an Ascender, especially a strong man like him who has reached level 6, losing an arm is equivalent to wasting half of his combat power.
Although he can get a mechanical prosthesis later, which will not affect his daily life, it will have a significant impact on combat.
The best example is Commander Nightcrawler of Skyforge.
You have to know that when Chu Yan was at his peak, he was a figure who could challenge Yun Hai. But after he broke one of his arms, even with a mechanical prosthesis, his combat power was seriously affected.
Now his ranking is already below the sea of clouds.
"Damn it, I'm going to kill you, I must kill you!" Thinking of his declining combat power, Lin Ke gritted his teeth in hatred.
He knew very well that his value was greatly reduced. If he could not get a piece of Dusk Slate, even if he could leave the grave world, he would be idle when he returned to the church.
After all, the church was full of experts, and he, a silver-crowned knight, was far from being indispensable.
and.
Since he lost an arm, his combat power was impaired, and his contribution to the church was bound to decrease. As a result, it would be even more difficult to exchange his contribution points for a set of level 7 sublimation media.
This will be a vicious cycle. In the end, Lin Ke will be left further and further behind by others and eventually become a useless person.
The greatest mercy the church could offer him was to support him, and perhaps give him a position as the bishop of a diocese, but that was definitely not what Lin Ke wanted.
After venting his anger, Lin Ke continued to move forward.
Soon, he entered a marked cave, avoided several traps used to sound the alarm, and came to a cave. In this natural cave, the temperature was moderate, and a temporary camp was set up in the open space in the middle.
There was a bonfire burning in the camp, the flame was dim and seemed like it would go out at any time.
There was only one person in the camp, about the same age as Lin Ke, with an ordinary appearance, the kind that would be forgotten if thrown into a crowd. He heard footsteps, looked up, saw that it was Lin Ke, and found that Lin Ke was missing an arm, and a gloomy smile flashed across his eyes.
"What's wrong with you? Didn't you go to grab the key with Xing Luo? How did you end up like this?"
This was also a Silver Crown Knight. He stood up, looked behind him, frowned and asked, "Where's Xing Luo?"
"Don't mention that bitch!"
Lin Ke walked into the camp and sat down. "She betrayed me and the church. She colluded with the enemy and let the wolf into the house. She snatched the key that was originally in my hand and caused me to lose an arm!"
The Silver Knight in the camp changed his expression: "Nonsense, how could Xing Luo betray the church? Lin Ke, is it because you didn't get the key that you slandered Xing Luo?"
Lin Ke said angrily: "Wang Teng, stop spitting blood! I know you just like Xing Luo. You don't want to believe this fact, but you don't need to throw it on me.
Dirty water."
"Oh, by the way, the one who chopped off my arm and stole the key was a man. Maybe that was Xing Luo's lover. Maybe he has got the key and is having fun in a cave now."
The man named Wang Teng stood up suddenly, and a cold wind blew in the cave. Large flakes of white frost appeared on the ground and spread towards Lin Ke.
Lin Ke was not to be outdone. He drew out his sword, activated the star energy, and pointed it at Wang Teng.
"Lin Ke, I want you to take back what you just said!" Wang Teng said word by word.
Lin Ke laughed: "Why, at this point, you still have hope for that woman? Look at her, she wears so little all day, and walks around in front of people with her butt naked. You can tell at a glance that she is not a decent woman."
"You actually like this kind of stuff. I have to say that your taste is very special. I heard that Xing Luo has slept with several men. You must have had a good time with her, right?"
"Oh, it seems to be true. God, Wang Teng, you are so pitiful. You haven't even slept with her, but you are speaking for her and you want to attack your companions!"
Wang Teng's body trembled slightly, and he said angrily: "Bullshit! I know who Xing Luo is. Her dressing style is a bit open, but it is definitely not like what you said. She is still a virgin!"
Lin Ke laughed out loud: "Complete? Have you tested it, or did she tell you? Wang Teng, you are not only pathetic, but also brainless. You were fooled by a woman."
"How did you get to this position with your IQ? With your butt?"
Wang Teng roared: "Lin Ke, you are looking for death!"
Ice cones rose from the ground, like a forest of white guns, stabbing towards Lin Ke.
"stop!"
Someone shouted loudly, and then a wave of light came and shattered the icicles into pieces.
Lin Ke and the other man looked outside the camp and saw Buddy and another middle-aged man walking towards them. Seeing this man, Lin Ke and the other man restrained themselves.
Although this person is also a Silver Crown Knight, his position as Holy Silver Knight has already been determined. After this mission is completed, the church will grant him a level 7 medium, and he will be able to successfully complete the dual promotion of his rank and teaching position.
This middle-aged man, with a square face and a dignified look, walked quickly into the camp and looked at the two men with a puzzled look: "What are you doing? This is nonsense! This is just nonsense!"
"In such a dangerous place, we should have worked together, but you are fighting among yourselves. Tell me, what's going on!"
Lin Ke lowered his head slightly and said: "Mr. Zhou Mu, this is what happened..."
He told the story, and after listening, the middle-aged man named Zhou Mu glared at Wang Teng fiercely: "Although Lin Ke's words were excessive, you, Wang Teng, did do something wrong. Lin Ke has a broken arm, is it necessary for him to slander Xing Luo?"
"You, how could you let beauty blind your eyes. If I hadn't arrived in time, would you have killed Lin Ke?"
Wang Teng stammered, "Mr. Zhou Mu, I just want to teach him a lesson."
"It's you who should learn a lesson!"
Zhou Mu shook his head and raised his hand, saying, "But I'm not in the mood for that right now, and I don't have the time. I'll think about it after I get back."
"As for Xing Luo's betrayal, I will find her and ask her about it before making a final conclusion."
Zhou Mu looked around the camp: "Hu Zuo hasn't come back yet?"
Wang Teng, who was in charge of guarding the camp, shook his head and said, "No, since he cooperated with Dong Fang and wanted to use the power of a storm army to take down a palace, there has been no news. I don't know what's going on now."
Zhou Mu frowned. "I hope he's okay. Now let's sort out the clues. So far, we haven't got a single Dusk Slate."
"I didn't even get the key from the blue dragon."
"Besides, Xing Luo may betray us, and Hu Zuo is also missing. Therefore, we can no longer disperse our forces. We need to concentrate our forces, obtain a piece of Dusk Slate as soon as possible, take back the key, and then leave here."
"I'm worried that if I continue to stay in this world, a great disaster might happen. After all, those who lingered in the graves for too long in the past didn't end up well."
Just then, footsteps were heard.
Everyone turned their heads to look outside the camp, and saw Hu Zuo walking quickly towards them with a gloomy face.
Zhou Mu immediately turned around and said, "Hu Zuo, you're back just in time. We were worried about you."
The gloomy man nodded. Seeing that Lin Ke was missing an arm, he was slightly stunned before saying, "We failed."
Zhou Mu asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Hu Zuo sighed and said, "We are so unlucky. We were forced into the underground by the black people. We are in an underground hall and are surrounded by enemies."
"Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, Dong Fang threw a flash bomb. I was next to him at the time, and when I saw him do this, I closed my eyes wisely. Then, relying on my perception, I successfully left the battlefield while both the enemy and us in the hall were dazzled by the flash."
"But just as we were about to leave, we were entangled by a man. That man was very powerful. He fought two of us alone. Although we were tired and exhausted at the time, it was still two people working together. Even so, we were still suppressed by him."
"However, the man seemed to care more about Dong Fang, so I was able to get away successfully. Now, Dong Fang is probably dead."
Lin Ke frowned slightly, gave a rough description of Su Lie's appearance, and asked, "Does that man look like this?"
Hu Zuo looked at him in surprise. "Yes, he was wearing a black armor with gold edges. Next to him, there was a companion wearing an old rusty red armor."
Lin Ke shook his head: "I have never seen the companion you mentioned, but I know the man who attacked you. He was the one who cut off my arm and took away the Blue Dragon's key."
Hu Zuo looked surprised: "You met him too?"
Lin Ke nodded with a heavy heart.
After hearing this, Zhou Mu sighed softly, "Things are starting to work out. I can be sure that this man has at least a rank 7 combat capability. It won't be easy to take the key back from him."
"But we are not completely without chance. The Holy See gave me that item for this trip, just in case. Now, it finally comes in handy."
"But before that, we have to get a piece of the Dusk Slate. Otherwise, our adventure into the tomb will be completely meaningless."
"Buddy and I have identified a palace that is occupied by black people. They seem to be protecting something. There might be a Dusk Slab in it! Let's take a rest and treat Lin Ke's injuries. Tomorrow morning, we will try our luck!"